Therapist in Jakarta
Shabnam Lee is a licensed counsellor and therapist in Jakarta, working with internationals and locals in fluent English, in person and online worldwide. She specialises in IFS and RLT, with training in Gottman Method, Brainspotting, ACT and Perinatal Mental Health.
This might be for you if…
Holding it together on the outside?
Successful by every external measure, and quietly running on empty on the inside. From the outside the life looks handled. Inside, something has been asking for attention for a while.
Tried therapy before and it didn’t go deep?
The goal is not to manage symptoms so you can keep coping. It is to reach what sits underneath them, so the pattern actually shifts.
Want someone who will be honest with you?
Someone who will push when pushing is what is needed, not nod for an hour. Burnout, anxiety, a relationship strain or a life transition: we look for the root, not just the surface.
A therapist who works the way you think, in the language you think in.
Roots, not just symptoms.
Plenty of places in Jakarta will see you in English. Far fewer offer one senior practitioner, working in distinct evidence-based methods, with longer sessions built for real change.
I do not hand you between counsellors or run you through a standard intake and a generic plan. You work with me. I bring over two decades of mental health training together with a decade in corporate strategy consulting across China and Southeast Asia, so I understand the world high achievers actually live in.
About Shabnam →The methods I work with
An integrative approach, chosen for what each method reaches. Not one lens. The full picture.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Works with the parts of you in conflict: the perfectionist, the inner critic, the one that shuts down.
Learn about IFS →Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
Direct, honest work on how you relate to yourself and others.
Learn about RLT →Gottman Method
Research-based tools for couples: conflict patterns, friendship and trust.
Learn about Gottman →Brainspotting
Reaches what is held in the body and nervous system, the things talk therapy alone cannot shift.
Learn about Brainspotting →How working together begins
In person in Jakarta and online worldwide. If you travel often, split time between countries, or have moved away from Jakarta, we can continue online without losing momentum.
A free consultation
You tell me what is going on. I tell you honestly whether this is the right fit. Online, no commitment.
Workbook and data gathering
Before sessions begin, you complete a workbook and we meet for a dedicated session so I can personalise your therapy.
Intensive or weekly
Concentrated intensives or weekly sessions, depending on your pathway. Real work from the first session.
In person or online
Sessions in Jakarta or online worldwide, whichever suits your life right now.
Frequently asked questions
Is counselling in Jakarta available in English?
Yes. I work in fluent English with both internationals and locals, in person in Jakarta and online worldwide. You do not need to translate your inner life to begin. There is more on this on my page for anyone looking specifically for an English speaking therapist in Jakarta.
What does a therapist or counsellor actually do?
I help you understand what is driving a pattern, not just manage its symptoms. Using IFS, RLT and other evidence-based methods, we reach the root of anxiety, burnout, relationship strain or a life transition, so real change can hold. For married couples, that work runs as marriage counselling in Jakarta.
What are your qualifications?
I am a Licensed Counsellor (ACA), trained in IFS (Levels 1, 2 and 3), RLT (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Gottman Method (Levels 1 and 2), Brainspotting, ACT and Perinatal Mental Health. I am based in Jakarta and work in person and online. Full training and education.
How much does therapy cost?
The free 15-minute consultation lets us discuss fit and current fees before you commit to anything.
A free 15-minute conversation.
A free 15-minute conversation. No commitment, no pressure. Just enough time to feel if this feels right.